Toy



April 3, 1945. v A. P|TAR 2,372,680

TOY

Filed Feb. 29, 1944 ATITORN EYs Patented Apr. 3, 1945 NITE E T OF CE I l'ror Adolph Pitar, lsr kimn. Y. Application February- 29, 1944, SerialNo. 524,368

. 4' Claims. (01.4s-s1) This invention relates to toys and the same has particular reference to a toy consisting of a rollable memberhavinga string secured thereto adjacent the opposite ends thereof for suspending the member horizontally between the leads of the string so that upon imparting VBItir cal reciprocatory movement to the string the leads thereof will alternately Wind and unwind about the said rollable member to thereby cause the same to roll up and down the leads of the string.

The invention further comprehends a toy of said character in which the rollable member ineludes oppositely disposed conical portions to which the end of the string are secured so as to effect a rapid rolling of said member up and down the leads of thestring as the same is wound and unwound about the conical portions upon imparting vertical reciprocatory movement to the string.

The invention also provides a toy adapted to be pulled by the string for rolling the rollable member upon a supporting surface to thereby initially wind the leads of the string about the conical portions thereof so as to facilitate the rolling movement of the rollable member up and down the leads of the string upon imparting vertical reciprocatory movement to the string and for such purpose the rollable member includes a, centrally disposed annular portion adapted for rolling engagement with. the supporting surface and conical end portions extending outwardly from the annular portion with the apices of the conical portions disposed outermost about which the leads of the string are wound in-helical formation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which are illustrated the preferred embodiments of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toy constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof illustrating the manner of using the same and with the leads of the string wound about the ends of the toy.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the rollable member partly in section and with the leads of the string broken away.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the toy includes an elongated rollable member ID consisting of a medially disposed annular portio Hand oppositely disposed'ouih wardly tapered or conical end portions 12 and a flexible-member such as a string I3 secured. at its ends to the tapered or conical end portions atipoints spaced inwardly fromthe remote outer ends thereof. In the form of the inventionillus trated in Figures 1 t 3 inclusive of the drawing, the annular portion H is made of a material such as wood so as to give weight to the medial portion of the rollable member, while the conical end portions I2 are preferably hollow and telescopically secured by any desired means upon the tapered ends of the nnular portions I I.

In using the toy the string I3 is held in looped or inverted V formation with the rollable member suspended horizontally between the ends of the string and by imparting vertical reciprocatory movement to the string as indicated by the arrows in Figure 2 of the drawing the ends of the string will alternately wind and unwind about the conical and portions in helical formation so as to cause the rollable member to rapidly roll up and down the leads of the string. The toy is also adapted to be pulled by the string for rolling the rollable member ID upon a supporting surface so as to initially wind the leads of the string about the conical end portions l2 to thereby facilitate the rolling movement of the said member up and down the leads of the string when the rollable member is suspended between the leads thereof and vertical reciprocatory movement is imparted thereto.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing, the rollable member It consists of oppositely disposed taper or conical end portions 15 which are preferably hollow so as to be of light weight and therefore readily revolvable and which may be constructed of any desired material such as compressed fiber, tin or other equivalent materials. As illustrated the conical end portions are disposed with their bases in abutting relation and a, decorative covering I6 is adhesively or otherwise secured to the outer faces thereof for coupling the same together in abutting relation. The string I! may be seecured to the end portions I5 inwardly of the extreme ends thereof in any desired manner such as by training the ends of the string through openings I8 and knotting the end portions I9 which protrude through the openings in the apices thereof. Sound producing elements 20 may be located within the conical end portions so as to create a rattling sound when the rollable member is revolved.

I claim: 1. In a toy of the indicated character, an

elongated rollable member having oppositely disposed conical portions and a string attached at its ends to-the conical portions adjacent the ends thereof and adapted t be formed into a loop with the rollable member suspended between the ends of the string so as to effect a winding and an unwinding of the ends of the string about the conical portions upon imparting a vertical reciprocatory movement to the string to thereby produce a rolling of the rollable member up and down the string.

2. In a toy, an elongated rollable member having oppositely disposed conical portions arranged with their smaller ends outermost and a string attached at its ends to the conical portions adjacent the smaller ends thereof and adapted to be formed into a loop with the rollable member suspended between the ends of the string so as to eifect a winding and an unwind-v ing of the ends of the string about the conical portions upon imparting a vertical reciprocatory movement to the string to thereby produce a rolling of the rollable member up and down the string.

3. In a toy, an elongated rollable member inloop with the rollable member suspended between the ends of the string so as to efiect a winding and an unwinding of the ends of the string in spiral formation about the conical sections upon imparting a vertical reciprocatory movement to the string to thereby produce a rolling of the rollable member up and down the string.

4. In a toy, an elongated rollable member having oppositely disposed tapered portions and a string attached at its ends to the tapered portions and adapted to be formed into a loop with the rollable member suspended between the ends of the string so as to effect a winding and an unwinding of the ends of the string about the tapered portions upon imparting a vertical reciprocatory movement to the string to thereby produce a rolling of the rollable member up and down the string.

ADOLPH PITAR. 

